Multiple container



Dec. 12, l1944. WM, MERY 2,365,143

MULT I PLE CONTAINER Filed Feb. 16, 1944 imi;

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Patented Dec. 12, 1944 UNITED ,STATES PATENr former;

MULTI-PLE CONTAINER William M. Emery, Shaker Heights, ApplicationFebruary 16, 1944, serial No'. 522,548

12 claims'. My'invention refers 'to multiple containers and moreespec'ally'to 'those adapted to conveniently 'hl'da'ce' powders `and,also'facial creamsg'greases,

A .plurality "or".'containers some of which .are

*substantially .similar 'in 'shape and size .suitable for carryingdifferent `cosmetics and having.

means to e'asi'ly differentiate tainers 4 *A relativelylarger containeranda plurality .of relatively "smaller "COntainersattaChed tc prol'trudeifrom the 'hottom of the .large container, none .of theoon'tainerscommunicating with the "other: f'

vFurther objects andnovel features 'of my in- 'vention lwill be apparentfrom 'the .following Jspe zi'iications 'and claims when .considered .to-Afigetherwiththe' accompanying drawing in which: "Fig. 1 is 'a top `planView .of an .embodiment 'of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the .same .embodiment.

Fig."3is.a bottom, vbodiment "Fig '4 lis .a `sectional .view of. asmallcontainer.

'between the con- Fig. is .a sectional view'of another :embcdi- .menthaving .many .jsimilar characteristics and viewed iromlinew of Fig. t6.

`Fig. 6 visla .bottom plan view :or ythe embodiment of.Fi g.-;5.

Fig. l 4shows :a :tight iittingwlid i0, attached AL.portion .l 3 i.andza dour-'sided'wall portion l'll with .-.radiu-s-cerners riiiintegral'withthe''bottom sec- .tion -.I-3 andzformingzanfannularsection. 'These parts -dene .:a :hollow `.interior substantially.smila1-.to .thats'hown Eig.'5 Eindicated by 55 :hereafter describedwhich :is .suitable Ffor f carryling a fmirror, :powder 'puff Aand *face-powder -'in .looseforlnaketform.

Four `:blind zand threaded sockets |16 in the .lrottom :portion l i3similar to ith'ose'shown inFig. 5 `and :identitied #as and Y also`around vthe ceiriter` ofi the bottom 1 portion "t34`substantially'equallyspacedrlativelto each other. Fcur cups 't1fs'imilar l-to Ithe A-erribooliinent "shown in Fig. 4 are screwed intothe sockets I6. The radiusfof ithesefcupslare' substantially similar tothe radius of the corners I5 and the centers of plan view of the'sameem-1:8, are "grouped these lradii lare respectively'i-n substantialalignment."l A' f vThe 'cu-ps are designed to -hold'cosmetic gre'asesvandpa stes Aand the like and are eac-h individually :Sealed-by y'itsthreaded connection ywith the bot- 4tomportion 13 `whichisimperforatesojthat one will not run into the other norfleakif-the.containery should vbecome over-heated nor 'willthe greases becomevcontaminated by the powder.l

Each cup although generally' 'similar in shape and symmetrically andgeometrically arranged is designed to contain dilerent cosmetics. Inorder`-` for-the vuser to quickly differentiate-between them` andaccordingly to select the one mea-ns for identifying Athem such asmak-lng the cups of different colors, such as red, white, blue andcream.'

@ne method ofico'ristruction wouldI be to `make 2'0 man'y'fof Ythep'arts'o'f plasticmaterialwhch provides distinctive -andfbril-liantcolors.

l Figjl shows a small cup such `as H which includes amalethreaded'portion 18' and a hollow portion 13, The thread fmay becast in the plastic ibut in many' cases would vv`be machined. The threadmay betapered vin ywhich event the -shoulder'20 may be omitted. The`bottom of -the vcup may be slightly;cori-Vexl as shown or may-:be dat.30 Fig. 5 shows a round lid 50 threaded at 5l to a round body; 52 whichis ycomposed of a bottom vportion 23 with yannular`wa`.lls"54. The body5 2 'has the general y'sha-peor -aI-thin cylinder and` de-y y liines -alliollow por-tion 55 suitable' for containing i5 face powder, loose or`puffand amirro'rl j Ylllnee Eblind'land threaded sockets '56 in the'bottom 5513 are groupedA around the lcenter of Vtheilflottom F153 {and*substantially `equally spaced 40 Irelai'five'to each other.v Three cups51 `such as l1 shown in Fig. 4 are screwed vinto vthefsocket 56.v"Ilhesef cups'may be many sided 'as shown in Fig. f6. cups at-one point'lines unsubstantially with the `circumference `o`f `body 252 providingcups of the greatest diameter that it lis rpractical lto .have Within-bhe"limits o f body '52 or l2. While color 'seems to b e the 4bestmethod of differentiating the cups since this does not in- 150 Lvolvedie changes, without `departing from the yspirit /of my `invention anyor'shaping Amay -be used.

ilsofthe hinged 'lid Il) shown in'FigS. 1v andj2 could JAbe nused in*place of thethreaded lid 4 6 shown in iFig. f5 and vice versa. Also ,thecups i5! rmay be substitutediorcups Ij'l or .Vice `(versa. 4-Alsothe-numberof the Acups used in veitherfdevsign vmay "bel-varied such asusing four .cups `in Figs. 5 and V .6.

v For these .reasons Ido not limit the field of `containing the desiredcosmetic, I provide visuall jin cake form, a powder' '-I-n' all'events,4theperimeter of the 1 distinctive marking invention to the embodimentsor applications shown or described herein as many modifications arepossible Without departing materially from the spirit of my invention as'I have demonstrated.

Accordingly I claim:

1. In a multiple container, the combination of a top box having acircular bottom portion, three smaller and substantially cylindricalboxes arranged equally spaced each from the other with part of theperiphery of each smaller box lining up with the circumference of thecircular bottom portion and screw threadA means on each smaller box toattach it to the bottom portion of the top box.

2. In a multiple container, the combination of a box having a bottom, afour-sided wall section l integral therewith having a radius cornerwhere the sides join each other and a tighly fitting top therefor,cooperating means between the wall section and the top to facilitate theopening and closing of said box, four substantially cylindrical smallerboxes, means for distinguishing between the four smaller boxes tofacilitate the use of each for diierent contents, individual screwthreaded connections between each of the smaller boxes and the bottom ofthe rst mentioned box for individually closing and attaching each box,the cylindrical radi-us of the smaller boxes being substantially similarto the radius of the said corner and positioned adjacent thereto.

3. In a multiple container, the combination of a box having a bottom, afour-sided wall section and a tightly tting top therefor, cooperatingmeans between the Wall section and the top to facilitate the opening andclosing and sealing of said box, four smaller boxes to hold contentseach different from the other, individual screw threaded connectionsbetween each of the smaller boxes and the bottom of the first box forclosing and attaching each thereto, and color means to differentiatebetween the smaller boxes to facilitate the selection of the boxcontaining thedesired contents. A

4. In a multiple container, a round lflat box, a

screw threaded top therefor, three snaller round boxes to hold contentseach different from the other and symmetrically grouped around thecenter of the bottom of the first mentioned boxA and protrudingtherefrom, individual threaded connections between each of the smallerboxes and the bottom of the first box and color means to diierentiatebetween at least the smaller boxes to facilitate the easy selection ofthe box having the desired contents.

5. In a small compact container, the combination of top box having abottom portion, an annular wall portion and a tightly tting coversection, cooperating means between the annular wall portion and thecover section to effect easy opening and closing of the top box, saidtop box being suitable for holding face powders and the like, aplurality of smaller boxes symmetrically attached around the center ofthe bottom portion of the top box and extending downwardly therefrom,said smaller boxes being suitable for retaining various and differentcosmetics of a pasty or greasy consistency, an easily separatedconnection between each of the smaller boxes and the bottom of the topbox to individually close and attach each smaller box, and visual meansto distinguish each box one from the other to differentiate betweencontents.

6. In a container the combination of a top box having a bottom, anannular wall and tight fitting cover means and means associated with thecover to allow easy opening and closing of said box, and a plurality ofsmaller bottom boxes geometrically grouped closely about the center axisof the top box, individual threaded means to attach each of the smallerbottom boxes individually to the bottom of the top box thereby closingeach bottom box individually and visual rmeans to differentiate each ofthe bottom boxes. one from the other.

'7. In a container, the combination of a compact box having tightlyfitting lid, means to open and close the lid and a plurality of smallerboxes grouped closely about the center of the bottom of the rst box andindividual thread means to attach each of the smaller boxes to thebottom of the first box and to tightly close each box individually.

8. In a container, the combination of an imperforate bottom section, ahollow wall section integral therewith, a lid screw threaded thereto,said parts defining a relatively iiat cavity suitable for keeping facepowders and the like, a plurality of small cups arranged each adjacentto the other and suitable for containing cosmetic pastes and the likeand threaded means to mount each of said cups on the bottom section sothat they depend downwardly therefrom.

9. In a rmutiple container, the combination of a box having a bottom, afour-sided wall section and a. tightly fitting top therefor, cooperating`means between the,wall section and the top to facilitate the openingand closing and sealing of said box, four smaller boxes and individualscrew threaded connections between each of the smaller boxes and thebottom of the first box for closing and attaching each thereto.

10. In a multiple container, a round flat box, a screw threaded toptherefor, three smaller round boxes symmetrically grouped around thecenter of the bottom of the first mentioned box and protruding therefromand individual threaded connections between each of the smaller boxesand the bottom of the first box.

1l. In a small compact container, the combination of a top box having abottom portion, an annular wall portion and a tightly tting coversection, cooperating means between the annular wall portion and thecover section to effect easy opening and closing of the top box, saidtop box being suitable for holding face powders and the like, aplurality of smaller boxes symmetrically attached around the center ofthe bottom portion of the top box and extending downwardly therefrom,said smaller boxes being suitable for retaining various and differentcosmetics of a pasty or greasy consistency, and an easily separatedconnection between each of the smaller boxes and the bottom of the topbox to individually close and attach each smaller box.

l2. In a container, the combination of a top box having a bottom, anannular wall and a tight fitting cover means, and means associated withthe cover to allow easy opening and closing of said box, and a.plurality of smaller bottom boxes geometrically grouped closely aboutthe center axis of the top box, and individual threaded means to attacheach of the smaller bottom boxes individually to the bottom of the topbox thereby closing each bottom box individually,

WILLIAM M. EMERY.

